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PAPAKURA COURIER, JUNE 1, 2011
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Riding for Lisa-Marie
By HINERANGI VAIMOSO
Riding high: Lisa-Marie Jeptha's
father Fabian has a little rest on
Anthony Wright's Harley
Davidson which he will ride in the
charity motorcycle rally being
named the Thunder Ride.
Photo: FIONA GOODALL
PEOPLE who helplessly read
the story of young Lisa-Marie
Jeptha and her battle with
muscular dystrophy now
have the opportunity to help.
Lisa-Marie featured on the
front page of the Papakura
Courier earlier this month,
speaking about the plans
she s made to make the most
of the short time doctors say
she has to live.
The 11-year-old has not
only made plans for a tea
party with her sisters
Cheyenne and Zoe but she s
planned much of her own
funeral.
Up until last week Lisa-
Marie s dad Fabian had been
struggling to find work after
moving from Christchurch to
Papakura in February.
He has just started as a
receptionist at Drury Tires
under the guidance of
Anthony Wright, a man well
known in the community for
his work with the Redeemed
Motorcycle Ministry.
Mr Jeptha invited Mr
Wright to a party for Lisa-
Marie thrown by family and
friends just over a week ago
and it was there that he first
met the positive girl.
I had heard about this
story and I knew Fabian had
been hit hard but when I met
Lisa-Marie and gave her
cuddle that s when it hit
home, Mr Wright says.
I saw him get dropped off
to work by his wife Lizel the
other day and I asked him if
they just had one car.
He said no, it was in fact
his mother-in-law s car. They
didn t even have one yet and
I thought: We should do
something to get that
sorted .
Mr Wright is keen to
enable the Jepthas to get a
mobility van so the family
can get out and take Lisa-
Marie, who is in a motorised
wheelchair, with them.
He is also keen to ease the
financial tension that could
come about should Lisa-
Marie take a turn for the
worse.
He s aiming to raise
$10,000 through a motorcycle
charity rally on July 24 in
which people can join or
simply donate to the cause.
The rally, named the Thun-
der Ride, will start in Drury,
travel down to Patumahoe
and Kingseat before heading
up the motorway to Green-
lane where participants will
finish off the day at the CRC
Speedshow at the ASB
Showgrounds.
There will be prizes up for
grabs including a set of pass-
enger car tyres from
Tyres4U.
Ben Lummis, the first New
Zealand Idol winner, is also
set to perform at the event
but the biggest performance
will come from nine-time
New Zealand superbike
champion Andrew Stroud
who has heard Lisa-Marie s
story and wants to contrib-
ute.
Those wanting to make
donations can simply drop
into Drury Tires or bank it
into Kiwibank account 38-
9000-0892409-00 with LM
(Lisa-Marie) as the reference.
Go to www.theredeemed.org
or www.tires.co.nz to see how
the donations are going or to
register for the ride for $30
including speedshow entry.
Respite
offer for
families
People looking after older
family members get to take a
break thanks to a new service
provided by Papakura s Sel-
wyn Centre.
It s offering an extended
respite service at The Home-
stead in Papakura on
Monday afternoons.
The centre is funded by the
Selwyn Foundation, one of
New Zealand s largest chari-
table providers of services to
older people, with support
from the Counties Manukau
District Health Board.
The centre at 21 Youngs Rd
is one of 23 operating in the
greater Auckland area in
partnership with local
Anglican churches.
It runs a programme of
social activities, outings,
friendship and support for
the over-65s on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday from 9.30am to
12.30pm.
Its Monday service caters
for guests who are looked
after by their spouses or fam-
ilies and now runs from
9.30am to 3.30pm to give
extra respite time for carers.
After a cooked lunch,
activities include crafts,
gardening, music, games and
afternoon tea.
The programme is adapted
to guests individual capabili-
ties and transport home is
offered, if needed.
Fees are $13 for the whole
day, including lunch and
transport.
The centre co-ordinator,
volunteers and a registered
gerontology nurse are on site
throughout the day.
Respite co-ordinator Lor-
raine Standring says there s
a real need for respite
services in Papakura.
Those who care for older
family members really
appreciate a break, knowing
their loved ones are well
cared for.
The Homestead looks for-
ward to extending this ser-
vice in the future.
All are welcome to the new
Monday sessions but booking
is required in advance. Phone
Ms Standring on 296-3843.
Go to www.selwyncare.
org.nz for information on the
Selwyn Centre.
Ardmore Warbirds take to the air to honour D-Day
Ardmore Airport s Warbirds
base will be open from 10am
this Sunday as part of the
67th anniversary cele-
brations of World War Two s
D-Day.
June 6, 1944 was the day
Allied forces re-entered
Europe as part of Operation
Overlord to regain a foothold
in western Europe.
There ll be a range of for-
mer military aircraft on dis-
play, flying demonstrations
at noon and 2.15pm as well
as re-enactments of the
land, sea and air offensive.
Entry is $10, with chil-
dren under 14 free. Food will
be available.